why javascript only works in ie

Question

2.00/5 (2 votes)

See more:

this is my javascript code any idea why it only works on internet explorer and not any other browser.?
help please.

<script type="text/javascript">

function check(){
$('#main').load('LabSF2-2home.html #target');
}
function check1(){
$('#main').load('LabSF2-2calendar.html #target1');
}
function check2(){
$('#main').load('LabSF2-2members.html #target2');
}
</script>

Posted 27-Jan-16 13:23pm

Member 12291604

Add a Solution

Comments

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 27-Jan-16 20:00pm

The rule of thumb is: if some code works only for IE, it's wrong. Correct behavior is not working. In your case, you URL cannot be correct.
—SA

Mohibur Rashid 27-Jan-16 20:07pm

Thumbs up for "Working does not mean correct".

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 27-Jan-16 20:30pm

Absolutely. Working does not mean correct. Sometime not working code is better then "working".
—SA

koolprasad2003 27-Jan-16 23:39pm

IE makes possible if the things are Impossible :)

Patrice T 27-Jan-16 20:54pm

Can you define "only works on internet explorer" ?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Jan-16 0:08am

It means that the innerHTML of the element with id="main" is taken from the URL and rendered. It's a combination of Ajax and DOM insertion. Probably, with other browsers, it remains empty, or it just seems so.

I can only guess that IE, by some reason is more forgiving to mangled URL. I can also suggest that it works in all browsers, but wrong styles hide this content; then IE may seem to show things by ignoring incorrect CSS properties. I just found one immediately apparent mistake in code and suggested to fix it in my answer.

—SA

Patrice T 28-Jan-16 0:28am

Thanks for explanation.

1 solution

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2016-01-27T14:01:00

Solution 1

Please see my comment to the question. First of all, try the following: remove blank space before #. Any better?

—SA

Posted 27-Jan-16 14:01pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 27-Jan-16 14:29pm

v2

Comments

Patrice T 28-Jan-16 0:28am

+5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Jan-16 1:17am

Thank you.
—SA